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      ‘This draw is RIGGED’ fume fans as giant killers Plymouth land nightmare tie and United host Fulham in FA Cup 5th round

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      THE draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup has been made – and fans are not happy.The iconic tournament lived up to expectations during the previous round with plenty of drama.The FA Cup fifth round draw has been madeCredit: GettyFans have claimed the draw was fixedCredit: BBCMany supporters fumed as they reacted on social mediaCredit: BBCPlymouth dumped Liverpool out in a famous victoryCredit: AlamyBrighton made it through with a win over ChelseaCredit: GettyChelsea and Tottenham both suffered early exits to Aston Villa and Brighton.Plymouth Argyle pulled off the shock result of the round as they dumped out eight-time winners Liverpool at Home Park on Sunday.Ahead of the fourth round clash between Crystal Palace and Doncaster Rovers, the draw for the next round was made.Holders Manchester United were handed the tricky tie of hosting Fulham at Old Trafford.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLPlymouth, however, were handed another tough task as they will travel to the Etihad to take on Manchester City in the next round.And fans were left fuming on social media as they claimed the draw was “rigged”.One posted: “Absolute fix these FA Cup Draws. City get a nice easy draw at home.”A second wrote: “City getting Plymouth? oh the FA Cup is RIGGED.”Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSA third commented: “Fix For City.”A fourth said: “City at home to Plymouth is the most rigged draw.”Plymouth pull off FA Cup shock by beating Premier League leaders LiverpoolFA Cup fifth round draw in fullHere are all the games from the next round in the FA Cup…Preston North End vs BurnleyAston Villa vs Cardiff CityDoncaster/Crystal Palace vs MillwallManchester United vs FulhamNewcastle vs Brighton and Hove AlbionBournemouth vs Wolverhampton WanderersManchester City vs PlymouthExeter City/Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich TownA fifth claimed: “Of course city have Plymouth…rigged.”Another added: “CITY VS PLYMOUTH THIS DRAW IS RIGGED.”Other key ties from the next round include a Lancashire derby between Preston North End and Burnley.The Seagulls will follow up their win over Chelsea with a long trip up north to take on Newcastle United.Despite the draw being completed, Exeter City and Nottingham Forest don’t meet until tomorrow night.Trophy droughtsHere’s the time without silverware for the remaining clubs in the FA Cup…Manchester United: One yearManchester City: One yearAston Villa: 29 yearsNottingham Forest: 35 yearsIpswich: 44 yearsWolves: 45 yearsBurnley: 65 yearsNewcastle: 70 yearsPreston: 87 yearsCardiff City: 98 yearsMillwall: N/ABrighton: N/AExeter: N/AFulham: N/APlymouth: N/ABournemouth: N/ADoncaster: N/ACrystal Palace: N/A More

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      FA Cup could see most unlikely winner in years as remaining teams’ staggering waits for a major trophy revealed

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      AN UNLIKELY winner could get their hands on the FA Cup this year after many of the Premier League’s top clubs crashed out.Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool are all out by the fifth round with only Manchester United and Man City from the so-called “Big Six” remaining in the competition. Newcastle’s 1995 FA Cup final winCredit: GettyAston Villa celebrate their 1996 League Cup winCredit: RexNottingham Forest won the League Cup in 1990Credit: RexCardiff City, Doncaster, Burnley, Plymouth, Exeter, Milwall and Preston make up the lower league underdogs in the next round. Meanwhile Brighton, Nottingham Forest, Ipswich, Wolves, Fulham, Newcastle, Bournemouth, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace are also still in the mix. Amazingly, five of the remaining Premier League teams – Fulham, Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford, and Crystal Palace – have NEVER won a major trophy.And Newcastle have been waiting 70 YEARS for silverware – last winning the FA Cup in 1955. READ MORE IN football Forest are two-time European Cup winners but their last piece of silverware was the League Cup in 1990.Southampton have been waiting nearly 50 years to lift a major trophy – winning the FA Cup in 1976. Everton are also former winners but not since 1995 while Wolves lifted the League Cup in 1980. Cardiff won the Championship in 2013 but it was in 1927 that they last won the FA Cup while Ipswich were Uefa Cup winners in 1981.Most read in FootballThe wait for major trophies Manchester United: One year Manchester City: One year Aston Villa: 29 years Nottingham Forest: 35 years Preston: 35 years Ipswich: 44 years Wolves: 45 years Burnley: 65 years Newcastle: 70 years Cardiff City: 98 years Millwall: N/ABrighton: N/AExeter: N/AFulham: N/APlymouth: N/ABournemouth: N/ADoncaster: N/ACrystal Palace: N/ACASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSBurnley won the Championship as recently as 2023 but had not had major silverware since their top-flight title win in 1960. Doncaster, Plymouth, Exeter and Milwall are also without major trophies in their cabinets. Preston, however, won the top-flight in 1990 and FA Cup in 1889. The FA Cup fifth round draw will take place TONIGHT on BBC’s The One Show.Miron Muslic ‘very emotional’ after Plymouth knock Liverpool out of FA Cup More

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      When is the FA Cup 5th round draw? FREE live stream, TV channel and start time as Man Utd discover opponents TONIGHT

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      THE FA Cup fourth round has produced some huge upsets over the weekend.Most notably, Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle beat Premier League leaders Liverpool 1-0 on Sunday.Ryan Hardie was the hero for Plymouth against LiverpoolCredit: GettyRyan Hardie’s 53rd-minute penalty was enough for the Pilgrims to pull off a huge giant-killing at Home Park.Just two fourth round ties remain to be decided, with Doncaster Rovers taking on Crystal Palace on Monday, February 10, and Nottingham Forest travelling to Exeter City on Tuesday, February 11.But fans don’t need to wait long until the FA Cup fifth round draw!When is the FA Cup fifth round draw?The FA Cup fifth round draw will take place on Monday, February 10.It will be broadcast live on BBC One and available for free live streaming on iPlayer and the FA Cup’s official YouTube channel.It will be conducted at 7.10pm GMT during The One Show.SunSport will also live blog the draw with all the build-up and reaction.When are FA Cup fifth round fixtures?Fixtures are set for the weekend of March 1 & 2.However, like with this weekend, fixtures are expected to be placed in various time slots from Friday to Monday.Both BBC and ITV have broadcasting rights to the competition.FA Cup fifth round ball numbersHere are the all-important ball numbers ahead of the FA Cup fifth round draw:Manchester UnitedMillwallBrightonPreston North EndExeter or Nottingham ForestIpswichWolvesFulhamNewcastlePlymouthBournemouthAston VillaBurnleyManchester CityDoncaster or Crystal PalaceCardiff City More

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      Fuming Ange Postecoglou covers face with hands as he loses it over reporter’s question after Tottenham’s FA Cup KO

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      ANGE POSTECOGLOU was left with his head in his hands after being grilled about Tottenham’s alarming form.Spurs’ season went from bad to worse last Sunday when they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Aston Villa.Pressure is growing on Tottenham boss Ange PostecoglouCredit: RexThe Aussie was left with his head in his hands after Spurs’ FA Cup defeat to Aston VillaThe fourth-round exit came just three days after they were battered in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie with Liverpool.Postecoglou has shown signs that Spurs’ woeful form is getting to him on several occasions this season and did so again when it was put to him that his troops aren’t playing in his image.After putting his head in his hands, the Aussie said: “I don’t know how else to explain it.”I don’t know how else to explain it if you can’t see that this team is just trying to play its hardest in the most extreme of circumstances.READ MORE IN FOOTBALL”Two and a half months of asking 18-year-olds and 17-year-olds and senior players, with no rest, to play Thursday, Sunday, Thursday, Sunday, Thursday, Sunday, Thursday, Sunday.”I’ll keep going for two-and-a-half months and if you think that is not at all a factor of how this team is performing then there’s nothing else I can say.”There’s nothing else I can explain.”When asked if it’s wise to stick with his current style of play, the 59-year-old added: “No, because they’re tired mate.Most read in FootballJOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUSTottenham are toiling in 14th place in the Premier League tableCredit: GETTY”Do you think they can press like [we would]. If we hadn’t played Thursday night and I hadn’t rotated that team we wouldn’t have been pressing aggressively today?”Fair chance, unless you don’t think they’re human beings. ‘I just cannot get my head round it’ – Jamie Redknapp baffled by embarrassing Tottenham stat in Liverpool humiliation”Unless you’re superhuman and you think no, after playing Liverpool on Thursday night they should be flying tonight. It doesn’t happen. They’re human beings.”Why do you think Liverpool and others rotate 11 players? Why? There’s a reason and I wish I could do the same.”So you can bring a freshness to the team. Of course they’re not playing anywhere near the levels that we want or expect, but that’s not because they’re not trying.”It’s because they can’t. I think this group of players once we get the rest of the group in, will be an outstanding team.”I have no doubt about that. Whether other people can’t see that, that’s of no interest to me.”If you want to measure anything on what they’re doing at the moment, other than the extreme situation they’re dealing with then I think your analysis is skewed and it’s not objective. That’s my opinion.Spurs will be back in action on Sunday afternoon, welcoming Manchester United to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. More

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      Supercomputer predicts FA Cup fifth-round draw with Man Utd facing brutal away clash and bitter rivalry renewed

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      A SUPERCOMPUTER has predicted the FA Cup fifth-round draw, with Manchester United facing a feisty away tie.The Red Devils booked their place in the last-16 with a controversial 2-1 win over Leicester City on Friday.Man Utd face a difficult fifth-round fixture in the FA CupCredit: ReutersThe Red Devils face a trip to The Den to face Millwall, according to SunSport’s simulatorCredit: ReutersHarry Maguire’s last-gasp winner appeared to be offside – but the use of VAR was not permitted during the match due to FA Cup rules.As a result, the goal stood, leaving Ruud van Nistelrooy and Co furious.VAR will be introduced from the fifth round regardless of venue, meaning some Championship and EFL clubs might have to install it just for one match if they are drawn to play at home.That could be the case for Millwall – as a simulation of the draw has picked the Lions to host Premier League giants Man Utd.Read More in FootballSunSport’s FA Cup draw simulator has predicted each fifth-round fixture, with only three potential all-Prem ties.According to the simulator, United face their first trip to Millwall in 35 years in what would be a blockbuster clash.The London side beat Championship leaders Leeds United 2-0 at Elland Road on Saturday to progress.Across the capital, Fulham have been tipped to host Burnley in another Premier League vs Championship match-up.Most read in FA CupCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSMan City could host Cardiff CityCredit: GettyUnited’s rivals, Manchester City, are predicted to draw Cardiff City at home following their narrow win over Leyton Orient.In what could potentially be the most exciting match of the round, Aston Villa have been tipped to face Carabao Cup finalists Newcastle at Villa Park.BBC makes half-time innovation in FA Cup clash between Leyton Orient and Man CityAnd Prem sides Ipswich and Wolves have been drawn against each other, with Portman Road to host.The winner of Doncaster vs Crystal Palace – set for Monday evening – has been predicted to face Brighton away in the next round.And the winner of Exeter vs Nottingham Forest on Tuesday will host Bournemouth, according to the simulation.The FA Cup fifth round draw is set to take place on Monday night.Broadcast on The One Show on BBC One, it will be hosted by Kelly Somers, with Alex Scott and Theo Walcott drawing the balls.The simulated draw has tipped Aston Villa to host NewcastleCredit: GettyFA Cup draw simulatedPreston North End vs Plymouth ArgyleMillwall vs Man UtdExeter/Nottingham Forest vs BournemouthBrighton vs Doncaster/Crystal PalaceFulham vs BurnleyIpswich vs WolvesMan City vs Cardiff CityAston Villa vs Newcastle More

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      FA Cup 5th round draw ball numbers: Who is in the hat for huge draw?

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      THE FA CUP is rolling on at pace as we head towards the fifth round draw.The shock of the round Plymouth Argyle will be ball number 10, after the Championship’s bottom side knocked out the Premier League’s top side Liverpool on Sunday night.The FA Cup fifth round draw takes place on MondayCredit: GettyPlymouth pulled off an all time cupset against LiverpoolCredit: AFPManchester United left it late to beat Leicester on Friday night, Harry Maguire scored late, and they are ball number one.Cardiff had to battle their way into the fifth round, going from leading, to losing, and then drawing at Stoke, before winning on penalties. They are ball number 16.FA Cup fifth round draw numbersManchester UnitedMillwallBrightonPreston North EndExeter or Nottingham Forest IpswichWolvesFulhamNewcastlePlymouthBournemouthAston VillaBurnleyManchester CityDoncaster or Crystal PalaceCardiff CityHow can I watch the FA Cup fifth round?The FA Cup fifth round draw will take place TONIGHT on BBC’s The One Show.The fifth round draw takes place at 7:10pm GMT.The full draw will also be available for streaming on FA social media channels X, Instagram and Facebook.The draw will be hosted by Kelly Somers, with Alex Scott and Theo Walcott drawing the balls alongside Somers.Are there any more FA Cup games in the fourth round?Yes, there are two more games to go before we know all 16 teams in the next round of the FA Cup.On Monday, February 10 – tonight – Crystal Palace will travel to Doncaster, with kick-off ay 7:45pm GMT.On Tuesday, February 11 – tomorrow – in-form Nottingham Forest travel to Exeter to take on the League One side, that game gets underway at 8pm GMT. More

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      Man Utd STILL outsiders to retain FA Cup despite four of ‘top six’ being knocked out, latest odds reveal

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      MANCHESTER UNITED are still outsiders to win the FA Cup – despite four of the traditional Big Six being out of the competition.The Red Devils’ kickstarted their defence of the trophy last month with a shootout victory over Arsenal at the Emirates.Manchester United are the current FA Cup holdersCredit: GETTYBut the bookies haven’t placed the Red Devils as the favourites to win the tournamentCredit: REXRuben Amorim’s troops booked passage to the fifth round last Friday with a controversial 2-1 win over Leicester City.United’s chances of winning the trophy increased on Sunday when Prem leaders Liverpool suffered a shock defeat to Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle.But they’re NOT the favourites to win the trophy.Multiple bookmakers have struggling Premier League champions Manchester City as the favourites to win the competition.READ MORE MAN UTD NEWSNewcastle United are the second favourites ahead of United, who have blown hot and cold this season.High-flying Aston Villa are the bookies’ fourth favourites to win the competition.Unsurprisingly, League Two outfit Doncaster Rovers have been given the longest odds to win the tournament.Those odds, however, will likely shorten should they dump out Crystal Palace in their fourth-round clash this evening.Most read in FootballJOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUSAnd Rovers boss Grant McCann insists his troops won’t sacrifice their style to secure a giant-killing victory.He said: “We’ll approach the game as we always do, it’s not for us sitting behind the ball and letting Crystal Palace have 80 per cent possession.Fans spot Sir Alex Ferguson YAWNING as he watches woeful Man Utd – but get distracted by who he’s sitting next to”It’s not the way I play, not the way this team wants to play, so we’ll be aggressive as we always are.”We’ve played three games away from home to get here, all tough games in different ways, and we’ve come through them unscathed.”So we’ve deserved this opportunity to test ourselves against a very good Premier League team.”We want to put a good performance on for the fans to go, ‘They’re not a bad side, Doncaster, I want to go back and watch them again.'”We know the better we perform, the higher we are in the league, the more fans come to our game.”The fifth-round draw will take place prior Palace’s visit to the Eco-Power Stadium. More

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      Jadon Sancho in major one-word Man Utd dig on Marcus Rashford’s Instagram post despite still being Red Devils’ player

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      JADON SANCHO aimed a dig at Manchester United in response to Marcus Rashford making his Aston Villa debut.The forward came on in the 66th minute of Villa’s 2-1 FA Cup win over Tottenham.Jadon Sancho aimed a dig at Mancheater UnitedCredit: AlamyHe wrote ‘freedom’ after Marcus Rashford made his Aston Villa debutCredit: AFPRashford thanked fans for their warm welcome before Sancho’s commentsAfter the match Rashford shared some pics from his day at Villa Park and thanked fans for their welcome, saying: “Thank you for the warm welcome. Great team performance 🙌🏾”The Instagram post drew plenty of attention with more than 500,000 likes and countless comments, including from Rashford’s former team-mate Sancho.The winger, who is on loan at Chelsea from United, wrote: “Freedom 🙏🏼🙌🏼”Sancho finally departed Old Trafford last summer after almost 12 months exiled from the first-team following a bust-up with former United boss Erik ten Hag.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLHe only joined Chelsea on loan but his comment seems to show he has cut ties with the Red Devils as the deal that took him to Stamford Bridge includes an option to buy.Rashford is also out on loan but Villa have a £40m option they could exercise to make his stay permanent.The England international fell out of favour under Ruben Amorim and was accused of poor performance levels in training.Rashford said he just wants to concentrate on playing football again in a statement released following the switch.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSHe wrote: “I would like to thank Manchester United and Aston Villa for making this loan deal happen.”I was lucky to have a few clubs approach me but Aston Villa was an easy decision.Aston Villa boss Unai Emery opens up on how Marcus Rashford has trained after shock loan transfer from Man Utd “I really admire the way that Aston Villa have been playing this season, and the managers’ ambitions.”I just want to play football and am excited to get started.”I wish everyone at Manchester United all the best for the rest of the season.” More